This episode of the Love What You Play podcast features Michael Smith, former captain of the UBC Rugby team and current Rugby Canada player. 

0:00 - Introduction

1:00 - Growing up playing sports

9:00 - Impact of being a multi-sport athlete

14:00 - What makes sport fun?

20:30 - Being a student athlete

25:00 - Skills learned through sport

29:40 - The challenges of traveling

34:00 - Funding and support

37:30 - Bullying and harassment

43:00 - How important is winning?

47:00 - Specializing in one sport

53:00 - Recommendations for aspiring athletes

The interview featured on this episode of the Love What You Play podcast originally debuted on the For the Love of the Game free spring Virtual Summit 2020. To learn more about our upcoming summits and events with featured speakers, head to fortheloveofthegame.ca/events